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Lajonkairia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Lajonkairia was named by Deshayes (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Petricolidae by Freneix et al. (1988); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Lajonkairia Deshayes
1988Lajonkairia Freneix et al. p. 437
2002Lajonkairia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
familyPetricolina(Deshayes 1839)
genusLajonkairiaDeshayes 1854

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Lajonkairia Deshayes 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available